DILAPIDATION Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dilapidation

noun

as in disrepair

the state of being unattended to or not cared for the sad dilapidation of the old downtown movie theater has finally prompted local preservationists to mount a restoration campaign

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Recent Examples of dilapidation Hurricane Katrina accelerated the building’s dilapidation, and in 2019 it was demolished. —

Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026 The whole place is marked by decay and dilapidation. —

Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025 The opening of an 11-room boutique hotel is an unremarkable affair in most places, but amid the rutted and vibrant dilapidation of Cayo Hueso, a working-class stronghold of central Havana, Andrés Levín's Tribe Caribe is a beacon. —

Lydia Bell, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024

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disrepair

Noun

Over time, the cemetery fell into disrepair.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Following its decades of shining in the spotlight, the hotel fell into neglect and disrepair until the 1980s when an architect was hired to restore it to its original glory; the hotel reopened in 1986 and became a member of Historic Hotels of America in 1991.

— Susan B. Barnes, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026